HIT-BOY Surf ClubHITSTORY 2: SUCCESS IS A DIRTY WORD

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HIT-BOY
CHAUNCEY HOLLIS II

A.K.A. TONY FONTANA

Free & Independent · Artist & Producer

Eighteen-year deal signed at nineteen. Walked it out. Now Chauncey Hollis II owns the masters, the label, the brand — Fontana-raised, Grammy-winning, and the producer behind some of the most-played records of the last twenty years. Architect of the Nas trilogy that finally got the QB legend his first Grammy. Profiled by Bloomberg on the business of owning his catalog. Artist on the mic, boss in the building.

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Bio

Who is
Hit-Boy?

Source · Wikipedia

Chauncey Hollis II (born May 21, 1987), known professionally as Hit-Boy, is an American record producer, rapper, songwriter and music executive from Fontana, California. A three-time Grammy Award winner and eleven-time nominee, he is the founder of Surf Club Inc., an independent label, publishing company, and entertainment company. He was named Producer of the Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards in 2020 and 2021.

Hit-Boy has produced or co-produced charting singles for Jay-Z, Kanye West ("Niggas in Paris"), Travis Scott ("Sicko Mode"), Nipsey Hussle ("Racks in the Middle"), Beyoncé ("Sorry"), Drake ("Trophies") and Lil Wayne ("Drop the World"). He also helmed the entirety of production on six Nas albums — King's Disease (2020), King's Disease II (2021), Magic, King's Disease III (2022), Magic 2 and Magic 3 (2023) — and has released collaborative projects with The Alchemist, Big Sean and The Game.

He first signed with fellow producer Polow da Don in 2007 as in-house production staff for the Zone 4 label, and later joined Kanye West's GOOD Music in 2011 in a similar role. His first major production credit — Lil Wayne's 2009 single "Drop the World" — peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following year he produced West and Jay-Z's "Niggas in Paris," which received diamond certification from the RIAA. His record label imprint, Hits Since '87, was founded in 2011 as an imprint of Interscope. In July 2025, with the assistance of Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, he announced his exit from his publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.

  • 3
    Grammy Awards
  • 11
    Grammy Nominations
  • Diamond
    Niggas in Paris
  • 100M+
    Records Sold

Selected Discography

2007 — Present
  1. Chapter 01 · 2007 – 2010

    Polow & the Surf Club seed

    Fontana kid signs to Polow da Don's Zone 4. Cuts placements for Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne and Eminem before he can legally drink. The Surf Club collective starts forming with Audio Push, K. Roosevelt and B.Mac the Queen.

    • Drop the WorldLil Wayne ft. Eminem
      co-produced
    • StrongerMary J. Blige
    • Christmas in HarlemKanye West & GOOD Music
  2. Chapter 02 · 2011

    Watch the Throne

    At 24 years old he hands Kanye and Jay-Z the beat that becomes Niggas in Paris. Diamond plaque, Grammy win, and the world learns the name HIT-BOY.

    • Niggas in ParisJay-Z & Kanye West
      Grammy — Best Rap Performance
    • GoldieA$AP Rocky
    • Backseat FreestyleKendrick Lamar
      good kid, m.A.A.d city
  3. Chapter 03 · 2013 – 2016

    The board gets bigger

    Beyoncé's XO. Drake's Trophies. Clique with Kanye, Jay-Z and Big Sean goes triple platinum. Surf Club graduates from a crew to a label.

    • XOBeyoncé
    • TrophiesDrake
    • CliqueKanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean
      3x Platinum
    • SorryBeyoncé
      Lemonade
  4. Chapter 04 · 2017 – 2019

    Sole producer mode

    Full-album runs with Audio Push, K. Roosevelt and B.Mac. Racks in the Middle with Nipsey Hussle in the run up to Victory Lap. The blueprint for the next chapter — one artist, one producer, one sound.

    • Racks in the MiddleNipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch
      2019 • Grammy — Best Rap Performance
    • Sicko ModeTravis Scott
      Diamond • ASTROWORLD
    • BezerkBig Sean ft. ASAP Ferg
      co-produced
  5. Chapter 05 · 2020 – 2023

    King's Disease era

    The Nas trilogy. King's Disease wins Nas his first Grammy after 13 nominations. King's Disease II, King's Disease III, Magic, Magic 2, Magic 3 — six albums in three years, all produced top to bottom by HIT-BOY.

    • King's DiseaseNas
      2020 • Grammy — Best Rap Album
    • King's Disease IINas
      2021
    • King's Disease IIINas
      2022
    • Magic / Magic 2 / Magic 3Nas
      2021 – 2023
    • Deep ReverenceBig Sean ft. Nipsey Hussle
      2020 • Detroit 2
  6. Chapter 06 · 2023 – 2025

    Artist on the mic

    Steps to the front. Surf or Drown, Surf or Drown 2, The Chauncey Hollis Project, Black & Whites with Big Hit and The Alchemist, and Theodore and Andre. Producer of the Year on lock — voted at the BET Hip Hop Awards two years running.

    • Surf or DrownHIT-BOY
    • Surf or Drown 2HIT-BOY & Big Hit
    • The Chauncey Hollis ProjectHIT-BOY
    • Black & WhitesBig Hit, HIT-BOY & The Alchemist
    • Theodore and AndreHIT-BOY & The Alchemist
      2024
    • Producer of the YearBET Hip Hop Awards
      back-to-back
  7. Chapter 07 · 2026

    HITstory 2: SUCCESS IS A DIRTY WORD

    Written, produced and arranged by Chauncey Hollis II. The most personal record yet — a full-length statement on what success costs, who keeps it, and who pays. Out now.

    • SIADWHIT-BOY
      out now — listen on the homepage
“

I'm not chasing a moment.
I'm building a catalog.

— Hit-Boy

New Album · Out Now

HITstory 2:
Success Is A Dirty Word

Written, produced and arranged by Chauncey Hollis II. Listen on the homepage.

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Hit-Boy Producer · Chauncey Hollis

Hit-Boy Producer and Chauncey Hollis are the same person — Chauncey Hollis II is the legal name behind the Hit-Boy producer credit. As a Grammy-winning hip-hop producer, Hit-Boy (Chauncey Hollis) has shaped beats for Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Travis Scott, Drake and Nipsey Hussle. Hit-Boy Producer is also the founder of Surf Club and the HS87 label, and is the sole producer on HITstory 2: Success Is A Dirty Word — every track on the album is produced by Hit-Boy (Chauncey Hollis II).